Research Program on the History of the CPSU Manuscripts, 1955-1957

Collection context

Creator:
Dunham, Vera Sandomirsky, 1912-2001, Aleksandrova, Vera, 1895-1966, Valentinov, N. (Nikolaĭ), 1879-1964, Yarmolinsky, Avrahm, 1890-1975, and Research Program on the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Extent:
48 items (6 boxes)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The manuscripts were prepared by American and emigre scholars on a variety of topics concerning the history of the CPSU, including the "Antonovshchina" the Latvian Communist Party and Soviet literature. A number of memoirs were also written for the project. Among the authors of the Program's manuscripts were Vera Aleksandrova (V. A. Shvarts), Vera Dunham, Nikolai Vol'skii (Valentinov), and Avrahm Yarmolinsky.

Biographical / historical:

The Research Program on the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union operated at Columbia University in 1955-1957. It was headed by Alfred G. Meyer and supported by the Ford Foundation.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
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Contact:
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